diff --git a/R/app-ui.R b/R/app-ui.R
index 1a11498..ca61405 100644
--- a/R/app-ui.R
+++ b/R/app-ui.R
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ app_ui <- function() {
     footer = NULL,
     header = dashboardHeader(
       ... = div(
-        h3("Ronald Lake Wood Bison Camera-Based Demographic Model"),
+        h3("Wood Bison Camera-Based Demographic Model"),
         style = "vertical-align: baseline;"
       )
     ),
diff --git a/R/mod-upload.R b/R/mod-upload.R
index 65b7046..d4fd4a3 100644
--- a/R/mod-upload.R
+++ b/R/mod-upload.R
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ mod_upload_ui <- function(id, label = "upload") {
     downloadButton(ns("download_template"), "Template"),
     br(), br(),
     tags$label("2. Upload data"),
-    uiOutput(ns("upload_bison"))
+    uiOutput(ns("upload_bison")),
+    br(), br(), br(), br(),
+    tags$label("Download example data set"), br(),
+    downloadButton(ns("download_example"), "Example Data")
   )
 
   fluidRow(
@@ -76,6 +79,22 @@ mod_upload_server <- function(id) {
       }
     )
 
+    # read in example data
+    path2 <- system.file(
+      package = "bisonpictools",
+      "example-data/data-raw.xlsx"
+    )
+    sheets2 <- readxl::excel_sheets(path2)
+    example_data <- lapply(sheets2, function(x) readxl::read_excel(path2, x))
+    names(example_data) <- sheets2
+
+    output$download_example <- downloadHandler(
+      filename = "wood-bison-example-data.xlsx",
+      content = function(file) {
+        writexl::write_xlsx(example_data, file)
+      }
+    )
+
     # upload data widget
     output$upload_bison <- renderUI({
       rv$reset
diff --git a/inst/helpfiles/help.md b/inst/helpfiles/help.md
index f914fe9..cebade5 100644
--- a/inst/helpfiles/help.md
+++ b/inst/helpfiles/help.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 **Workflow**
 
-1. Download template, fill in data and upload file.
+1. Download template, fill in data, and upload file.
 2. Run model.
 3. Explore the results.
 
diff --git a/inst/helpfiles/upload.md b/inst/helpfiles/upload.md
index 6831a26..94725a1 100644
--- a/inst/helpfiles/upload.md
+++ b/inst/helpfiles/upload.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ The uploaded data will be run through a series of checks before it will be accep
      - Correct the error.
      - Upload the corrected data.
      - Repeat until the file is successfully uploaded.
+     
+If desired, download an example dataset by clicking the **Download Example Data** button, then proceed with step 2 above to explore the app's functionality.
    
 ##### Required Data Format